March 2007

Benefits Canada News

This was a newly created position at the CPBI? IA-C: Two years ago, the board of directors set up a governance review of the institution…

Proxy voting can be timeconsuming and expensive for pension plan trustees, but handing the responsibility over to investment managers without giving direction on how to…

Disability management

Fifteen to 20 years ago, the approach to managing disability claims was a little like an assembly line. Employers handed over a claim to insurers…

Health benefits

The majority of Canadian employers are missing an opportunity when it comes to vaccine coverage policies. There appears to be a lack of strategy or…

Capital accumulation plans

Sydney Ryan is carrying on her father’s legacy at the company he founded 42 years ago. This family-owned and -operated company, Telelink, has grown from…

One of the attributes we can all relate to when we think of our moms is the way they do multiple tasks. They are able…

Defined benefit pensions

One of the attributes we can all relate to when we think of our moms is the way they do multiple tasks. They are able…

There’s little secret how executives at many companies feel about traditional pensions these days—they fear the financial risks involved, even though plan design changes can…

© Copyright 2007 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the March 2007 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Solving solvency   Whether it’s Letters…

Governance/legislation

Remember the pension world’s “perfect storm”? At the time, the storm was seen as being both unpredictable and ending quickly. From a legal point of…